Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure DevOps & Kubernetes)

SYSPRO Proprietary Limited; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Sandton is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to manage Azure DevOps environments and ensure reliable application delivery. The role involves managing CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and containerization using Kubernetes. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience, particularly with Azure DevOps and Terraform. This role offers a chance to work within a modern tech stack and contribute to best practices in CI/CD across teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, Build & Release, or Automation Engineering.
• Deep hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Services.
• Strong YAML scripting and pipeline-as-code understanding.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS or k3s).
• Experience with Terraform or Bicep for IaC.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Azure DevOps projects, repositories, and pipelines.
• Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications to AKS or k3s.
• Use Terraform or Bicep to define infrastructure resources.
• Integrate Azure Key Vault and manage secrets securely.

Skills

Azure DevOps Services

YAML scripting

Docker

Kubernetes (AKS or k3s)

Terraform

Git workflows

Azure Key Vault

monitoring tools

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure DevOps & Kubernetes)

Department: Software Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: SA | Central | Johannesburg

Description

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of our Azure DevOps environment, including CI/CD pipelines, Git repositories, and deployment automation. You will play a key role in ensuring reliable, repeatable, and secure delivery of our applications and infrastructure — including containerized workloads running in Kubernetes (AKS/k3s).

This role requires a strong mix of hands-on technical expertise and the ability to design, document, and standardize DevOps processes across teams.

Key Responsibilities

Azure DevOps Management

• Manage and maintain Azure DevOps projects, repositories, pipelines, and agent pools.
• Implement YAML-based CI/CD pipelines for .NET, Node.js, or containerized workloads.
• Enforce branching strategies, PR policies, and repository standards.
• Automate builds, tests, and deployments using Azure Pipelines.

Containerization & Kubernetes

• Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications to AKS or k3s clusters.
• Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.
• Integrate deployments into Azure DevOps pipelines (e.g., using kubectl, helm, or GitOps).
• Manage namespaces, secrets, config maps, and RBAC within Kubernetes.

Infrastructure as Code

• Use Terraform or Bicep to define and provision infrastructure resources.
• Integrate IaC workflows into CI/CD pipelines with approvals and change tracking.
• Collaborate with Platform and Cloud teams on network, identity, and storage configuration.

Security & Governance

• Integrate Azure Key Vault and manage secrets securely.
• Ensure pipelines, agents, and deployments adhere to least privilege principles.
• Enforce code signing, compliance, and audit policies in Azure DevOps.

Automation & Observability

• Build pipeline templates and reusable components for multiple teams.
• Monitor pipeline performance, deployment frequency, and failure trends.
• Implement automation for scaling, health checks, and rollback strategies.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with development, QA, and infrastructure teams.
• Mentor junior DevOps engineers and developers on CI/CD best practices.
• Contribute to documentation and internal tooling improvements.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Key Skills & Experience

Must-Have

• 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, Build & Release, or Automation Engineering.
• Deep hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Services (repos, pipelines, artifacts).
• Strong YAML scripting and pipeline-as-code understanding.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS or k3s).
• Experience with Terraform or Bicep for IaC.
• Solid understanding of Git workflows (GitFlow, trunk-based).
• Experience with Azure Key Vault, Service Connections, and Managed Identities.
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, Splunk).
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Ansible or other configuration management tools.
• Knowledge of Helm, Kustomize, or GitOps tools like ArgoCD or Flux.
• Exposure to Drone CI, GitHub Actions, or other pipeline systems.
• Familiarity with security scanning (Snyk, Trivy, Aqua).
• Basic knowledge of networking and load balancing (Kube-VIP, ingress controllers, NGINX).

What Success Looks Like

• Azure DevOps pipelines and repos are standardized and automated across teams.
• Deployments to Kubernetes are reliable, observable, and easily repeatable.
• Infrastructure changes are version-controlled and deployed through IaC pipelines.
• Teams can onboard projects to the DevOps platform with minimal friction.
• Documentation and best practices are clear and up to date.

Why Join

• Work with a modern DevOps stack (Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm).
• Help define and evolve CI/CD best practices across multiple teams.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and platform engineers.
• Be part of a team automating and scaling deployments across environments.